The Russellville Democrat., 1887-11-02
PROCEEDINGS
of the Seventh ANIMAL Session Of
fEe RussellviIle Baptist Assoc
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The Russellyi.le Association met
with the Scottsvile Baptist church
on Saturday, Oct LIST, 1887.
The Introductory sermon was
preached by Ed. Thomas Moody at
III o'clock, a. M, from Rom. viii, 8.
Recess till half past two o'clock, p.
m.
AT the appointed hour met and
led in prayer by Bro. II. W. Melton.
On motion. j. B. Wise was elect
ed clerk pro tenn.
Chair appointed j. NJ. Mallet and
M. L. Eggleston TO read letters from
following named churches, and
names of delegates were enrolled !.
Atkins, j. w. Bnckner, Ball Hill,
T. j. Hughes and J. w. Booher;
Bayou, w. H. Ross, j. M. Adams
and G. M. Snyder; Caglesvllle, j..
M. Mallett, w. III. Brown and D. IL.
Trickey; East Mt. Zion, VIM. Sword
and I. j. Woodland; East Point, by
letter; Gum Log, M. L. Eggleston
and j. G. Mayfield; Hope veil, Q. H.
Reed, w. L. Sproles, N. G. Rey-
nolds and w. P. Gilmore; Knox
Vile, S. w. Craig and j. NJ. Erin
nell; London, A. Robertson; Mt.
Pleasant, J. H. Parker and q. w.
Bowden, Morrllton, j. NJ. Hart, j..
M. Myres, Thomas Moody and t.
J. Coats; Pine Grove, E. d. Ian
ders, A. E. Leggett and D. r. Grant;
Pleasant Grove, j. A. Lively, Geo.
Parvis and j. w. Barr; Potts Sta
ton, 6. L. Brown, Jno. Rorex and
Geo. Rorex; Russellville, w. L.
Pickett and j. B. Wise; Smyrna,
r. z. Mathis, A. F. Bruce and J. l..
Ford; Slower Creek, j. w. Hawkins
and R. L. More; ScottsvilIe, A. w.
johnson, j. w. Stanford and A. j.
Hickman.
Brethren j. Mayall and H. w.
Melton we're appointed tellers OF the
election.
During count OF vote, "What q
Friend We Have in Jesus was
sung, and praye. by Bro. Myres.
j. M. Hart is declared moderator
and j. B. Wise clerk and treasurer.
Chair gives a general invitation to
our visiting brethren to seats With
us.
On motion chair appoints M. L.
Eggleston and S. w. Craig with
deacous OF Scottsville church a com
mittee on Divine Service.
On motion this committee is to
appoint the minister to preach mis-
sionary sermon Sabbath, 10 o'clock.
On motion J. Mayall and II. W.
Melton, from the united association
were invited to seats with US.
On motion delegates were ap,
pointed to the following bodies:
Dardanelle association, w. L. Puck
EFT, w. p. Gilhum, j. M. Mallett, /.
j. Woodland and j. B. Wise; Con-
cord, M. L. Eggleston and =. D.
Landers; Clear Creek, L. j. Wood
ard and w. +. Sword; United. j. A.
My-es, E. D. Landers, I. J. Wood
ard, j. T. Coats, t. Moody, W. 2.
Gilhum, j. M. Hart, j. H. Parker,
j. M. Mallett and o. II. Reed.
On motion the following commit
tees were appointed by the chair:
Foreign missions, j. A. Myres, j.
A. Lively and j. w. Buckner.
Home missions, T. j. Woodland, I.
E. Mathews and w. H. Brown.
Publications, j. H. Parker, M. L.
Eggleston and w. L. Sproles.
Temperance, j. M. Mallett, J. f.
Coats and S. w. Craig.
Deceased ministers, L. Moody, j.
C. Mayfield and c. w. Bowden.
Documents, E. d. Landers, A. F.
Bruce and VIM. Sword.
Nominations. w. p. Gilhum, ID.
R. Grant and w. H. Ross.
Sunday schools, NJ. L. Eggleston,
W. L. Pickett and G. I. Brown.
Ministerial education, j. M. Nal
lett, j. L. Ford and R. L. Moore.
Finance, N. C. Reynolds and G..
M. Snyder.
| The committee on divine service
reports H. w. Morton to preach
Saturday night, 7 O'Clock, at Bap-
list church and j. A. Myres at
Boiling Springs, three miles north
OF Scotts,ille.
On motion the delegates to the
State convention, TO be held at Nor
rilton, were appointed as follows;
I. j.. Woodland, G. NJ. Snyder, E.
d. Landers, w. L. Sproles and j. H..
Parker.
On motion adjourned, till $3.50
o'clock Monday morning.
SABBATH EXERCISES.
Sabbath school mass meeting con-
Quoted by j. B. Wise and addressed
eloquently and forcibly by j. M.
Mallett and S. Mayall.
j. NJ. Hart preached the mission
airy at ii o'clock, 1st TIM, 3, 5, 8.
Collection $11.50.
At o'clock, p. m, j. A. Myres
preached from Rom. vi, 8. At Z, p.
M, j. Mayall discoursed from Acts
xviv, 10.
Monday morning at half past s
o'clock the association met and was
led in prayer by Bro. Landers.
Minutes OF Saturday read and
adopted.
The reports of committees were
called for when the committee on
foreign missions made the following
report:
The field Is ripe unto harvest and
the labors are few, and the Masa
DOMAIN cry, "Come over and help
u.s." is heard from every quarter.
From the dark isles of the sea, from
China and the burning plains of In